NORRIS, William Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 858, N73253 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clipper |
| Died: | War service related Illness, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 February 1947, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Rose X 1/7 |
| Memorials: | Abermain Kurri Kurri IOOF Manchester Unity Loyal Kurri Kurri Lodge HR, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 15 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, gassed | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Gassed | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 858, 35th Infantry Battalion, MD due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, N73253 |
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From Harrower Collection
35th BATTALION A.I.F.
Corporal: 858 William Alexander NORRIS.
Born: 1897. Kurr Kurri, New South Wales, Australia. (No Birth Record)
Married: 1921. Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:7047/1921.
Wife: Beatrice E L Norris. nee: Morris.
Died: 1947. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:2825/1947.
Father: Alexander William Norris.
Mother: Victoria Beatrice Norris. nee: (Re married Watts)
INFORMATION
William Alexander Norris enlisted with the AIF on the 29th of November 1915 and was allocated to C Company 35th Battalion AIF in January 1916 when the Battalion was raised in Newcastle and he became an original member of the Battalion and embarked from Sydney onboard HMAT A24 "Benalla" on the 1st of May 1916 and was appointed Lance Corporal on the 14th of May during the voyage.
He disembarked with his Battalion at Plymouth England on the 9th of July where he was marched to the 9th Training Battalion at the Durrington Army Camp at Lark Hill where he commenced his training for overseas deployment and after months of training proceeded overseas for France on the 21st of November 1916. William was promoted to Corporal on the 9th of September to complete the Battalion's establishment. The 35th Battalion were apart of the offencive at Messines on the 7th of June where William assisted in leading his platoon.
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